Try to Write You a Love Song - A St. Vincent Thread

Post by **epilogue** » Mon October 23, 2017 9:14 pm

My god this thing is so much warmer and richer on vinyl. I'd only listened on Spotify so far. But god! I loved this thing before but now... just wow. So full and even more robust than I'd thought. Is the vinyl a different mix? Jesus. The guitar at the end of Pills??!!! Sweet Jesus!

swan · Post by **swan** » Tue October 24, 2017 6:47 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:My god this thing is so much warmer and richer on vinyl. I'd only listened on Spotify so far. But god! I loved this thing before but now... just wow. So full and even more robust than I'd thought. Is the vinyl a different mix? Jesus. The guitar at the end of Pills??!!! Sweet Jesus!

Yes, it sounds fairly weak on the digital platforms. Even the files from the download card in the jacket & are now on my iPhone pale in comparison to the vinyl. Not a huge surprise, and I'm glad some artists are still doing separate mastering for vinyl.

After about 20-25 spins I think it's a great album, my ranking goes something like this:

1. Los Ageless
2. Happy Birthday Johnny
3. Savior
4. Smoking Section
5. Pills
6. New York
7. Dancing With a Ghost/Slow Disco (seems like 1 piece to me, very similar to We Put a Pearl in the Ground/Land Mines from Marry Me)
8. Hang on Me
9. Fear the Future
10. Masseduction
11. Young Lover
12. Sugarboy

The top 4 are already on my list of the 20-25 best tracks of her career.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed October 25, 2017 1:54 am

Both NY and HBJ are beautiful.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed October 25, 2017 2:29 am

This record continues to surprise and impress.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Wed October 25, 2017 4:20 pm

Savior makes me want to pleasure myself

Post by **epilogue** » Wed October 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Strat wrote:Savior makes me want to pleasure myself

I just can't get enough of that song. Seriously, Los Ageless through Fear the Future is an outstanding unfuckwithable run of excellence. 5 blistering shots of pure aural bliss.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Thu October 26, 2017 12:44 am

For some reason Ive only listened to this about 3 times. I should give it more spins.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Thu October 26, 2017 2:46 am

so i listened to the first minute or so of los angeles, and then listened to closer by nin. crazy how similar they sound.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Thu October 26, 2017 7:47 pm

seems to be an almost universal opinion that Sugarboy is the least favorite track on the album, but man i really dig that song.

the beginning of it sounds like some Devo song, then turns into a track from Prince's Batman soundtrack

Post by **epilogue** » Thu October 26, 2017 8:29 pm

Once the Prince connection clicked for me, I started to really fucking dig that song. Context made all the sense for me.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Thu October 26, 2017 8:33 pm

reminds me of this

parasolmonster · Post by **parasolmonster** » Sat October 28, 2017 5:45 am

bodysnatcher wrote:seems to be an almost universal opinion that Sugarboy is the least favorite track on the album, but man i really dig that song.

the beginning of it sounds like some Devo song, then turns into a track from Prince's Batman soundtrack

It’s one of my favorites. I’m a NIN fan, so I’m a sucker for the synth intro

swan · Post by **swan** » Tue October 31, 2017 11:37 pm

I still really love listening to this album

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Fri November 10, 2017 7:29 pm

until this morning, i thought this album was called Masseducation

Post by **epilogue** » Sun November 12, 2017 5:41 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:until this morning, i thought this album was called Masseducation

I thought it was right up until I heard the title track for the first time. Then it became pretty clear.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sun November 12, 2017 6:52 pm

I'm seeing St. Vincent the Saturday after Thanksgiving

Post by **epilogue** » Sun November 12, 2017 6:54 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I'm seeing St. Vincent the Saturday after Thanksgiving

Post by **epilogue** » Sun November 12, 2017 8:58 pm

I can't wait for December...

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sun November 12, 2017 11:34 pm

going to see her in december joe?? Thats so cool

Post by **Jorge** » Sun November 12, 2017 11:37 pm

I really like her guitar sound

Red Mosquito

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